Emphasizes building effective relationships, grooming civic leadership and producing marketable employees through public relations and human relation skills. The curriculum includes creating effective presentations, facilitating small-group discussions, handling conflict, managing diverse constituencies and cultivating leadership. These skills are needed in business, government, education, law, social services and many other areas; for example, there are many positions in business that require strategic skill sets: public affairs, consulting, human resources, research and development, fundraising and special events planning.
SAMPLE JOB TITLES
| Trainer | Public Relations Specialist |
| PR Events Coordinator | Marketing Assistant |
| Motivational Speaker | Account Executive |
| Recruiter | Secondary Teacher |
| Project Coordinator | Sales Associate |
| Speech Writer | Community Organizer |
| Advocate | Legislative Staffer |
| Commercial Talent | Speech Coach |
| HS Forensics Coach | Grants Writer |
SAMPLE JOB TITLES REQUIRING FURTHER EDUCATION
| Professor/Dean | Mediator | College Instructor |
| Sales Executive | Attorney | Medial Critic |
| Consultant | Crisis Communicator | Political Analyst |
| Clergyperson | Negotiator | Lobbyist |
CURRICULUM
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